Martin's Mersey beat
TV & Satellite Week|January 22, 2022
Martin Freeman is a Liverpool police officer on night patrol whose life is spinning out of control…
SEAN MARLAND
Martin's Mersey beat

NEW CRIME DRAMA

The Responder Mon & Tue, BBC1 HD, 9pm

Having starred in Sherlock and A Confession, Martin Freeman is no stranger to playing TV crime-solvers. But the BAFTA-winning actor breaks gritty new ground this week when he plays a frontline copper battling to hold his life together in BBC1 drama The Responder.

Created by first-time screenwriter and former police officer Tony Schumacher (see right), the five-part series follows urgent response officer Chris Carson – who’s been demoted from detective – as he answers a host of emergency calls while on night shifts in Liverpool.

However, with the stress of his demanding job overtaking him, his marriage crumbling and some dodgy criminal contacts catching up with him, Chris is struggling to keep his head above water.

‘Chris is a decent human being, but the challenges of doing a stressful job for so long have taken some of the shine off his character,’ explains Freeman. ‘He’s turning up at the worst times in people’s lives and that inevitably has an impact on him. He’s going through some serious stuff, but there’s a real mix of strength and vulnerability in him, which was one of the things I loved about the script.’

CRIMINAL PURSUIT

Teetering on the verge of a mental health crisis, Chris struggles to open up to his counsellor in the opening episode, before driving all over Liverpool at the behest of a local drug dealer, Carl Sweeney (Ian Hart).

Bu hikaye TV & Satellite Week dergisinin January 22, 2022 sayısından alınmıştır.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

Bu hikaye TV & Satellite Week dergisinin January 22, 2022 sayısından alınmıştır.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

TV & SATELLITE WEEK DERGISINDEN DAHA FAZLA HIKAYETümünü görüntüle
Date with DANGER
TV & Satellite Week

Date with DANGER

A detective is haunted by her romantic past in a new Harlan Coben thriller

time-read
1 min  |
December 21, 2024 - January 03, 2025 (Double Issue)
Climate of fear
TV & Satellite Week

Climate of fear

The planet is in peril as The Rig returns

time-read
1 min  |
December 21, 2024 - January 03, 2025 (Double Issue)
Wicked GAME
TV & Satellite Week

Wicked GAME

The hit dystopian drama is back-and scarier than ever

time-read
1 min  |
December 21, 2024 - January 03, 2025 (Double Issue)
Gnome for the holidays
TV & Satellite Week

Gnome for the holidays

A new invention causes chaos for Wallace and Gromit this Christmas

time-read
1 min  |
December 21, 2024 - January 03, 2025 (Double Issue)
Double trouble
TV & Satellite Week

Double trouble

Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett aim to take the darts world by storm

time-read
1 min  |
December 21, 2024 - January 03, 2025 (Double Issue)
Baby on board
TV & Satellite Week

Baby on board

The Brockmans are back with a new addition...

time-read
2 dak  |
December 21, 2024 - January 03, 2025 (Double Issue)
Sun, sea & Santa
TV & Satellite Week

Sun, sea & Santa

Saint Marie gets a new cop as a killer targets Father Christmases...

time-read
1 min  |
December 21, 2024 - January 03, 2025 (Double Issue)
Firing squad
TV & Satellite Week

Firing squad

The SAS heads to Italy in its war against the Nazis

time-read
1 min  |
December 21, 2024 - January 03, 2025 (Double Issue)
Together at Christmas
TV & Satellite Week

Together at Christmas

The nuns and midwives face a hectic yuletide in an emotional two-parter

time-read
1 min  |
December 21, 2024 - January 03, 2025 (Double Issue)
Journey for JUSTICE
TV & Satellite Week

Journey for JUSTICE

Colin Firth stars in a moving drama about the Lockerbie bombing

time-read
1 min  |
December 21, 2024 - January 03, 2025 (Double Issue)